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Executive Assistant, Specialty Immunology

Biogen

Cambridge, MAHybridPosted 48 days ago$88,000 - $114,250/year
Full TimeSenior LevelCorporate FunctionsBiotechnology
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Summary

The Executive Assistant will be a dynamic and self-motivated individual able to provide executive administrative support to the Head of US Specialty Immunology. The right candidate must be flexible, organized, proactive, collaborative, curious, and calm under pressure. Excellent communication, inter-personal and collaboration skills are essential for this role due to interactions across all levels of the organization. Demonstrated experience problem-solving with diplomacy and tact is required. This position also requires a professional demeanor, sense of urgency, the ability to prioritize, and a high level of discretion with the ability to appropriately handle sensitive and confidential information. The candidate must enjoy a dynamic atmosphere, show good judgment, initiative and be willing to take on additional tasks and responsibilities as needed to achieve goals and deliverables.

Job description

About this Role

The Executive Assistant will be a dynamic and self-motivated individual able to provide executive administrative support to the Head of US Specialty Immunology. The right candidate must be flexible, organized, proactive, collaborative, curious, and calm under pressure. Excellent communication, inter-personal and collaboration skills are essential for this role due to interactions across all levels of the organization. Demonstrated experience problem-solving with diplomacy and tact is required. This position also requires a professional demeanor, sense of urgency, the ability to prioritize, and a high level of discretion with the ability to appropriately handle sensitive and confidential information. The candidate must enjoy a dynamic atmosphere, show good judgment, initiative and be willing to take on additional tasks and responsibilities as needed to achieve goals and deliverables.

What You’ll Do

  • Complex calendar and meeting management: coordinate regular leadership team meetings, help set agendas and create PowerPoint slides, attend, and capture and follow through on action items; schedule numerous recurring meetings with stakeholders from across the organization; calendar regular meetings with direct reports and skip level team members
  • Preparation of materials for presentations, as required, including to executive management team, North America Leadership Team, US Commercial leadership, and key external contacts
  • As bandwidth allows ad hoc project management support for strategy & operations team
  • Business travel arrangements include air, hotel, and car rental, along with arranging for the use of visitor offices and coordinating office support needs in satellite locations. Work collaboratively with the other Exec Admins across BNA and Biogen on tasks and projects. This can include organizing meetings, lunches, social activities, and associated logistics, ensuring visitors are escorted as needed and more.
  • Accurate and timely preparation and submission of expense reports
  • PO, SOW, and invoice processing support across the Specialty LT
  • Maintain team distribution lists
  • Coordinate new team member announcements, welcome meetings, and onboarding agendas
  • Play an active role in supporting team culture and associated activities
  • Maintain working knowledge of relevant Biogen policies and procedures and provide information in this regard as required

Who You Are

You possess excellent communication and organization skills and thrive in an ever-changing environment. You are customer service oriented and proactive in problem solving and anticipating the organization's needs.

Required Skills

  • Associate’s degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience required
  • 5+ years’ experience in a corporate environment, with experience supporting an executive; preferably supporting executive positions in a commercial environment
  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal and writing skills
  • Resilient, self-directed, highly motivated, and passionate individual, with track record of consistent delivery on commitments
  • Works with a sense of urgency, efficiency, and attention to detail
  • Demonstrated ability to work efficiently and with minimum supervision in a fast-paced environment
  • Possess a high-level of proficiency with Microsoft Office 365: Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint
  • Ability to exercise sound judgment and determine priorities. Proactively anticipate and identify issues and propose solutions or takes steps to resolve
  • Demonstrated ability to use discretion and manage sensitive and confidential information
  • Demonstrated ability to deal with a rapidly changing environment

Preferred Skills

  • Experience in the biopharma industry is a plus

Requirements

  • Associate’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • 5+ years’ experience in a corporate environment, with experience supporting an executive
  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal and writing skills
  • Resilient, self-directed, highly motivated, and passionate individual, with track record of consistent delivery on commitments
  • Works with a sense of urgency, efficiency, and attention to detail
  • Demonstrated ability to work efficiently and with minimum supervision in a fast-paced environment
  • High-level proficiency with Microsoft Office 365: Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint
  • Ability to exercise sound judgment and determine priorities
  • Demonstrated ability to use discretion and manage sensitive and confidential information
  • Demonstrated ability to deal with a rapidly changing environment

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental & Vision
  • Life Insurance
  • Fitness & Wellness Programs
  • Short- & Long-Term Disability
  • Paid Vacation
  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Sick Time
  • Paid Maternity & Parental Leave
  • 401(k) Matching
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Employee Resource Groups

Company overview

Founded in 1978, Biogen is a leading global biotechnology company headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, specializing in the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for serious neurological and neurodegenerative diseases. As one of the oldest independent biotechnology companies in the United States, Biogen has established itself as a pioneer in neuroscience, focusing on difficult-to-treat conditions where few or no treatment options exist. The company's portfolio includes groundbreaking treatments for multiple sclerosis, spinal muscular atrophy, Alzheimer's disease, ALS, and Friedreich's ataxia. With approximately 7,000 employees worldwide, Biogen operates through a global network that includes research and development hubs in Cambridge, Research Triangle Park in North Carolina, and South San Francisco, along with world-class manufacturing facilities in the United States and Switzerland. The company's commitment to scientific innovation is demonstrated by its Nobel Prize-winning founders and its receipt of the U.S. National Medal of Technology and Innovation. Biogen's patient-centric approach drives its mission to deliver transformative medicines that improve lives while creating sustainable value for shareholders and communities.

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